She was woken up in the morning by a sharp pain in her left breast. She was shocked to see...
Polyhydramnios: Excessive Amniotic Fluid
She was breathless when she shuffled her way slowly into the consultation room. Her feet were swollen from ankles up...
Vaginal Birth After Cesarean Section (VBAC)
Tearing with joy and looking slightly exhausted, she hugged her husband tightly and exclaimed happily, “I have done it finally!”...
Can you get pregnant while breastfeeding?
N,31, was slightly taken aback when I showed her the ultrasound image of the moving foetus inside her womb. She...
Should You Take Probiotics During Pregnancy?
She was pleasantly surprised when her eczema, a skin condition with periodic outbreaks of red and itchy rashes, improved remarkably...
“My baby’s heart has stopped”: Alpha Thalassemia and Stillbirth
S was in her second trimester of pregnancy. She was worried when she noticed that her baby was moving less...
Excessive salivation in pregnancy: Ptyalism
She kept spitting saliva into a plastic cup almost every 10 to 15 minutes with occasional belching. “Doc, I feel...
Kangaroo Mother Care for Premature baby
Inside the cubicle, the midwife cautiously handed over the tiny infant to K’s husband and instructed him on how to...
High Blood Pressure in Pregnancy: Pre-eclampsia
T, 26, a first-time-mum was taken aback when I told her that her blood pressure had shot up from around...
Diarrhea in Pregnancy: Listeria Infection
After eating some salads and cheese at a farewell party for a colleague a few days ago, T, a 32-year-old...